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VMA502
V. 02 – 05/04/2019
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What is Arduino
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Arduino
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is an open-source prototyping platform based in easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino
®
boards
are able to read inputs – light-on sensor, a finger on a button or a Twitter message – and turn it into an output
– activating of a motor, turning on an LED, publishing something online. You can tell your board what to do by
sending a set of instructions to the microcontroller on the board. To do so, you use the Arduino programming
language (based on Wiring) and the Arduino
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software IDE (based on Processing).
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Contents
1 x ATmega2560 Mega development board (VMA101)
15 x LED (different colors)
8 x 220 Ω resistor (RA220E0)
5 x 1K resistor (RA1K0)
5 x 10K resistor (RA10K0)
1 x 830-hole breadboard
4 x 4-pin key switch
1 x active buzzer (VMA319)
1 x passive buzzer
1 x infrared sensor diode
1 x LM35 temperature sensor (LM35DZ)
2 x ball tilt switch (similar to MERS4 and MERS5)
3 x phototransistor
1 x single-digit 7-segment LED display
30 x breadboard jumper wire
1 x USB cable
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The ATmega2560 Mega
VMA101
The VMA101 (Arduino
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compatible) Mega 2560 is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega2560. It has
54 digital input/output pins (of which 15 can be used as PWM outputs), 16 analogue inputs, 4 UARTs
(hardware serial ports), a 16 MHz crystal oscillator, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header, and a
reset button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller. Connect it to a computer with a
USB cable or power it with an AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started. The Mega is compatible with most
shields designed for the Arduino
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Duemilanove or Diecimila.